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Winter Wonderland (with Border and Title suiting a Postcard)

Challenge #10 in the Picture This series. Hosted by Bren Dyer.

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This weeks Picture Postcard is all about the Seasons. Winter! Brrr, the thought of it chills me to the bone until I think of nights with a warm mead wine sitting next to a blazing fire. Go out and put your mittens on and capture a scene that speaks the beauty of Winter. Dig out that masterpiece from your hard drive! Remember to follow the rules, for if you break them you will be left out in the cold!

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Announced:

Monday, 14th September, 2015 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 21st September, 2015 – Sunday, 27th September, 2015 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 28th September, 2015 – Sunday, 4th October, 2015 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Maximum 1800px on longest side
Add a border
Add a title

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

All images must have a border.
All images must have a watermarked title(See sample).
Maximum 1800px on longest side
CAPTURE DATE. Images must be captured in the traditional winter months (Dec, Jan, Feb for Northern Hemisphere and June, Julu, august for Southern Hemisphere)

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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St-Placide Winter Wonderland 2013 06 DP

by MarioSS

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St-Placide, Québec, Canada. 2013

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Submitted:	Monday, 21st September, 2015 01:27 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 17th February, 2013
Focal length:	15 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1000 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	200
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Galleries:	View this photo in MarioSS's gallery

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Total comments: 12

I love the pure, crisp nature of this image. Very well done.

2 upvotes

Superbe photo, Mario..!
Tiens, je n'étais pas au courent de cette belle activité:
FESTI-VENT SUR GLACE (Saint-Placide, Qc)
Merci pour cette belle collaboration.

1 upvote

Beautiful image, congrats!

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Fantastic image, Mario! (as usual!)
Vitto

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This is beautiul

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Well done on your win of this challenge.

2 upvotes

Thank you Bren.

0 upvotes

Did this shot confirm to Shot Integrity ,as per posts appearing in DPR,Open Talk Form,The host to clarify.

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Well, the host is very busy, so let me double check the challenge requirements: 1. traditional winter month (Ok), 2. Maximum 1800px on longest side (Ok), 3. Add a border (Ok), 4. Add a title (Ok), 5. Winter! Brrr (Ok). I have visited your country (India) last year, it is to my opinion, a very photogenic country. You are welcome to Canada (just need very good winter outfit). Mario

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Thanks,Mario S S .The issue raised is Shot Integrity.Since the shot is a natural occurrence,it needs to confirm to Shot Integrity ,the foundation stone of Image making,built over centuries.Whether this has been the requirement framed by Host , it was his will,knowledge on photography / otherwise.But rules should not damage the cause of Photography so far as Shot Integrity is concerned.

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Shot Integrity? Can you please explain what you mean by that? Did Ansel Adams ever mention Shot Integrity? Not to my knowlege. He was concerned with aesthetics and tonal values. Did Henri Cartier Bresson ever get tied up in shot integrity? As far as I know, no. He was all about the decisive moment. What about Steve McCurry, yeah nah...He was intrigued by the eyes. I dont even ever recall hearing a phrase about shot integrity yet I am a professional photographer with an art history background. "Shot Integrity" is a phrase that some people might use to sound smart but what it actually does is show how inept some people are.

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No in absolute terms .Please refer to posts in Open Talk Forum in DPR.There the discussions are meaningful, and carries a lot of weight in the context of aberrations in digital photography.Commercial photography is a different hybrid class,having no solid foundation in the various stages of image making of photographic history

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Total comments: 12

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